Re: Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-16, 13:28

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by buckeye

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Try using a direct cable to the card just to check if it is the passthrough cable. However, this seems more likely to be a scaling thing with the monitor to me. Is there an auto adjust feature on the monitor's options? If so, try giving it a go when in-game. Hooyah!!! you hit the nail on the head …

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Re: Aureal Vortex 2 front case connection?

Posted on 2018-03-15, 21:17

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by buckeye

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Thanks ZanQuance, it just means I'll have to get some new headphones with a longer cord no big deal.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2018-03-15, 20:26

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by buckeye

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Retro PC (My first PC recreation) finally done with the exception of my Yamaha 719s sound card that's on the way. Perfect addition to my game room all together! http://www.computerstudio.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_2918-e1517002508146.jpg Nice setup! What model is the head phones you got …

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Re: Need headphones recommendation for Aureal Vortex 2

Posted on 2018-03-15, 20:12

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by buckeye

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12 feet!!! Might hang myself with it!

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Re: Aureal Vortex 2 front case connection?

Posted on 2018-03-15, 19:30

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by buckeye

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Turtle Beach I believe, not at home so can't check on the serial/model number. It's an "angular" card not a rectangle like diamond if that helps.

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-15, 18:16

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by buckeye

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I've been using an old 17" dell flatscreen with VGA only but have an 24" Asus with DVI & VGA, will check see if it can auto adjust - will post my findings later.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-15, 17:09

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by buckeye

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Got this Asus P3B-F Rev. 1.04 board off Ebay recently to replace an SE440BX-2 which sadly couldn't get working with a P3 850 based system mainly due to power supply issues. Hopefully I'll get my V2's to work with it - see post else where.

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Re: Aureal Vortex 2 front case connection?

Posted on 2018-03-15, 16:57

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by buckeye

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It's possible to get going, but by default the original drivers do not route audio through the expansion headers. Which front panel connector were you wanting to use? The stock motherboard one cases come with? This might be doable so long as they want a digital signal and not an analog one. …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-15, 14:19

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by buckeye

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Nope, but didn't even think to consider that. My GF3 has DVI and my monitor has DVI and VGA so maybe I can do away with the pass thru and test it. Thanks for the tip!

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Aureal Vortex 2 front case connection?

Posted on 2018-03-15, 12:44

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by buckeye

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Is there anyway to connect the front case panel audio connections to this card? If not I'll have to look into some headphones with a longer cord.

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-15, 12:38

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I attached some pics showing the "vertical overlay" I'm seeing with my V2's. During testing I've found out both cards have the problem in the (2) games I tried in glide mode: Incoming - each card alone shows it along with SLI mode regardless of high/low graphic settings. Rogue Squadron - SLI shows …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-14, 20:56

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The primary gpu is a Abit GF3 64mb and it's working fine in the games I tried - Incoming, Rogue Squadron and Quake2. I'm leaning on uninstalling the latest ref. drivers and using the original creative drivers and if that fails try the fast voodoo iterations. Could the 512mb ram be causing problems? …

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Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-14, 12:35

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by buckeye

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Hell, didn't know what else to put down for a title. The cards are (2) Creative 3D Blasters Voodoo 2 SLI on a P3 850/100 512mb based system with DX7 with latest 3DFX reference drivers #3.02.02. Noticed during install of 1st card got a message "file installing is older than what is already on drive" …

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Voodoo2 SLI & DirectX 7 question

Posted on 2018-03-13, 17:08

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by buckeye

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I wondering if anyone knows if the latest ref. drivers OR the FastVoodoo iterations play nice with DX7? The actual card(s) with be Creative 3D Blaster 2 in SLI.

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Need headphones recommendation for Aureal Vortex 2

Posted on 2018-03-13, 14:17

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by buckeye

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Just built a new Win98 setup with a Aureal Vortex 2 card and need to get some headphones that will work well with it, preferably with a longer cord than what my Alienware model has at 3.5 feet. Any ideas on a good set out there?

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Re: Case fans running too slow?

Posted on 2018-03-12, 20:21

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by buckeye

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Tried googling this under "Asus P3B-F fan speed monitoring" and didn't really turn up anything. What probably going to look into is a manual fan speed controller to go into one of the empty bays plus another 120mm fan on the side to cool the SLI V2's. Does anyone know if there is a software program …

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Case fans running too slow?

Posted on 2018-03-12, 14:46

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by buckeye

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Have an Asus P3b-f 1.04 based build and during boot up get a hardware monitor error which the the bios shows the case fans speeds in red. I'm guessing that the mobo thinks the fan speed is too slow, don't know how to speed them up so I change the setting to "ignore" and all seems to be fine. Cpu and …

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Re: PS combined watts required for 3.3v/5v rails?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 22:57

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by buckeye

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The CPU gets its power from the 5V line, as with other pre-P4 designs. 12V is only used for keeping drives spinning, so you really don't need much there. It should be fine. Let's turn the question around: *why* do you think 120W on 3.3V and 12V combined won't be enough? I think he wanted to say +5v …

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Re: PS combined watts required for 3.3v/5v rails?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 22:55

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by buckeye

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The CPU gets its power from the 5V line, as with other pre-P4 designs. 12V is only used for keeping drives spinning, so you really don't need much there. It should be fine. Let's turn the question around: *why* do you think 120W on 3.3V and 12V combined won't be enough? The last board I had, the …

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PS combined watts required for 3.3v/5v rails?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 19:33

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by buckeye

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Pertaining to a Asus PB3-F/P3 850mhz-100/256mb/GF3/V2sli/Aureal Vortex2/30gb drive set-up? Have a 350W Thermaltake but the 3.3v/12v rails combine for only 120 watts, which I'm thinking won't be enough. Should I look for something along the lines of 180 watts?

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